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eBook
24 Bars to Kill
2019
Overview
The most clearly identifiable and popular form of Japanese
hip-hop, \"ghetto\" or \"gangsta\" music has much in common with its
corresponding American subgenres, including its portrayal of life
on the margins, confrontational style, and aspirational
\"rags-to-riches\" narratives. Contrary to depictions of an
ethnically and economically homogeneous Japan, gangsta J-hop gives
voice to the suffering, deprivation, and social exclusion
experienced by many modern Japanese. 24 Bars to Kill
offers a fascinating ethnographic account of this music as well as
the subculture around it, showing how gangsta hip-hop arises from
widespread dissatisfaction and malaise.
Publisher
Berghahn Books,Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Subject
ISBN
178920268X, 9781789202687, 1789202671, 9781789202670
